Initiative «Gegen die Überfremdung»
Official title: Volksinitiative «gegen die Überfremdung und Überbevölkerung der Schweiz»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
34.2% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 22 against
- Turnout 70.3%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 0 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- UriNo majority, Yes share 44.3%, Turnout 70%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 41.2%, Turnout 66%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 40.9%, Turnout 66%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 40.8%, Turnout 71%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 40.5%, Turnout 61%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 39.8%, Turnout 75%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 39.3%, Turnout 74%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 38.6%, Turnout 71%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 38.4%, Turnout 69%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 36.5%, Turnout 67%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 36.2%, Turnout 62%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 35.6%, Turnout 71%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 35.3%, Turnout 74%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 34.6%, Turnout 77%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 33.9%, Turnout 66%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 33.8%, Turnout 64%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 32.0%, Turnout 74%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 29.8%, Turnout 73%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 29.3%, Turnout 82%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 28.5%, Turnout 63%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 27.1%, Turnout 63%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 26.4%, Turnout 69%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 25.4%, Turnout 72%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 25.4%, Turnout 71%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 23.8%, Turnout 76%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
½ half canton: counts half towards the majority of the cantons.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking36.8% yes
- French-speaking26.9% yes
- Ticino25.4% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
- Topics
- Social policy
Party recommendations
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election).
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
This proposal
- Initiative «Gegen die Überfremdung»
7 June 1970 · ✗ Rejected · 17 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «zur Neuordnung des Alkoholwesens»
9 March 1941 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 25 cantons the same
- Kranken- und Unfallversicherungsgesetz
4 February 1912 · ✓ Accepted · 8 of 25 cantons the same
- Zivilschutzartikel
3 March 1957 · ✗ Rejected · 9 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.